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No on H.R. 669!
16 years ago
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http://www.nohr669.com/
What is a politician to do in an age where people are losing jobs, millions of Americans are uninsured, and there is a world of starvation, poverty and war?
Focus on this kind of bullshit. Really.
What this bill wants to do is mandate into law that any nonnative pets will be declared ILLEGAL in all 50 states. I'm not shitting you. This is fucking real.
That is, virtually anything that is NOT a dog or a cat (why the fuck they considered THAT to be a native animal I have no fucking clue!), will become illegal. Put on top of that that most states have laws against owning NATIVE wildlife, and that pretty much means you're not going to be allowed to own most animals- other than a dog, or a cat.
Why the fuck are we wasting even a moment on a dumbshit law like this? Sure some dumbasses have released their nonnative pets into the wild- but I highly doubt that passing this into law will help prevent invasive species in the slightest. By criminalizing the legitimate trade conducted by BREEDERS, you leave the market open for black market traders selling wild-caught specimens and more people likely to release their pets once they find out their illegal!
I for one will not be parting ways with my leopard gecko. Or my hawk feather I have dangling from my necklace, Eagle Feather Law be damned. *shakes fist and grumbles away*
What is a politician to do in an age where people are losing jobs, millions of Americans are uninsured, and there is a world of starvation, poverty and war?
Focus on this kind of bullshit. Really.
What this bill wants to do is mandate into law that any nonnative pets will be declared ILLEGAL in all 50 states. I'm not shitting you. This is fucking real.
That is, virtually anything that is NOT a dog or a cat (why the fuck they considered THAT to be a native animal I have no fucking clue!), will become illegal. Put on top of that that most states have laws against owning NATIVE wildlife, and that pretty much means you're not going to be allowed to own most animals- other than a dog, or a cat.
Why the fuck are we wasting even a moment on a dumbshit law like this? Sure some dumbasses have released their nonnative pets into the wild- but I highly doubt that passing this into law will help prevent invasive species in the slightest. By criminalizing the legitimate trade conducted by BREEDERS, you leave the market open for black market traders selling wild-caught specimens and more people likely to release their pets once they find out their illegal!
I for one will not be parting ways with my leopard gecko. Or my hawk feather I have dangling from my necklace, Eagle Feather Law be damned. *shakes fist and grumbles away*
In addition, there's no risk to losing access to the widespread species that are already being sold. Under section 4B of the actual bill, the assessment process will not seek to outlaw species that "may be harmful to the United States’ economy, the environment, or other animal species’ or human health, but already are so widespread in the United States that it is clear to the Secretary that any import prohibitions or restrictions would have no practical utility for the United States." This would apply to most species of fish, reptiles, birds and small mammals that are pretty common in the States.
It seems like that if this bill goes into effect, it will only influence the importation and sale of very uncommon pets, and will seek to more heavily regulate the introduction of new ones.
Here's the actual text of the bill.